The police are investigating a break-in at a convent school in south Delhi's Vasant Vihar last night after initial reports that it was vandalism. Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi's chief minister-designate, condemned the incident at the Holy Child Auxilium School and tweeted this morning that such acts "will not be tolerated."
School officials say the window of the principal's office was broken and around Rs 12,000 was stolen from there. A swarm of police officers was seen in the premises today; all students were sent home and a notice at the gate says, "No classes will be conducted today."
Education Minister Smriti Irani, who studied in this school, visited it this afternoon. She reportedly requested Home Minister Rajnath Singh to look into the incident.
Father Dominic Emmanuel, spokesperson of the Delhi Archdiocese, however, linked the incident to recent attacks on churches. "Certain people came at night, broke the CCTV camera, went into the principal's room and ransacked it," he said.
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